Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced that the call for papers is now open for the
ninth-annual Red Hat Summit, to be held June 10-14, 2013 in Boston. With
this, Red Hat invites its partners, customers, collaborators and
community members to participate in the industry’s premier open source
event.

Red Hat Summit 2013 will connect technology experts from around the
world in a five-day event focused on driving technology innovation and
business success. These connections will enable attendees to get the
most out of their current deployments, to explore new offerings, models
and methodologies and to learn about emerging technology innovations and
trends.

The comprehensive agenda will include visionary keynotes along with a
range of technical and business sessions, hands-on training and labs,
demos, customer and partner panels, networking opportunities and partner
showcases.

Red Hat is currently accepting speaking submissions in the following
categories:

Application and data integration

Application and platform infrastructure

Application development

Business and IT strategy alignment

Cloud readiness

Community and partner ecosystem

IT efficiency

Market perceptions and competition

The road ahead

Town hall

The deadline to submit a speaking proposal is Jan. 4, 2013. Selected
speakers will be notified in March 2013 and attendee registration will
open in Feb. 2013.

Supporting Quotes

Paul Cormier, president, Product and Technologies, Red Hat

“Over the course of our eight Red Hat Summit events to date, we’ve seen
an incredible value in bringing together leaders across the IT industry
to collaborate, innovate and drive our industry forward. The event not
only offers the opportunity for customers to learn more about Red Hat
products and solutions, our partners’ offerings and the latest open
source projects and technologies, but it also allows our customers to
share their stories of success with each other and with our larger
ecosystem. We invite you to come join us in Boston for our ninth Red Hat
Summit.”

Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software
solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and
high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization
technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and
consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of
enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create
relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and
prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.

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